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Russia-N. Korea relations at 'new, strategic' level: Lavrov

SEOUL, South Korea: Relations between Russia and North Korea have reached a 'qualitatively new, strategic' level, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Thursday in Pyongyang, according to Moscow state media.

Lavrov arrived Wednesday night for a two-day visit after accompanying President Vladimir Putin on a trip to Beijing.